Most districts in Benghazi were almost completely destroyed by shelling and air strikes and fighting is still ongoing despite the declaration of “liberation” of the city by Haftar’s forces in last June.

A forum titled “International Conference and Exhibition for rebuilding Benghazi city” will be held from March 19-21, the organizers said in an invitation posted online, adding that a six-day exhibition would be held the same month.

Haftar is aligned with a government and parliament in eastern Libya which was listed as the conference’s sponsor.

He has rejected a U.N.-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli and has rejected elections more than once, with his followers trying to mandate him by force to rule Libya.